Shichinohe Station (七戸駅, Shichinohe-eki) is a former railway station on the former Nanbu Jūkan Railway in Shichinohe, Aomori, Japan.
Shichinohe station old and new Red: Nanbu Jūkan Railway Green: Tōhoku Shinkansen Blue: National Highways A and B: Shichinohe Station C: Shichinohe Town office (before 2005)
There was once a plan to use the Nanbu Jūkan Railway to connect the Tōhoku Shinkansen with Noheji or Mutsu, but the railway was closed before the construction of the Tōhoku Shinkansen started.
History
Shichinohe Station opened on 20 October 1962 as the southern terminus of the Nanbu Jūkan Railway. The final services to and from the station were carried out on 6 May 1997 when the railway ceased operations. On 1 August 2002, the station formally closed. The station is currently maintained by the railway enthusiast volunteers and is the headquarters of the Nanbu Jūkan Company.
Layout
The former station had two side platforms serving two tracks.
References
^"南部縦貫鉄道とは" [What is the Nanbu Jūkan Railway] (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
